Location: Sandscale Haws, Hawthwaite Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 4QJ
Contract Type: Permanent / Full-time
Reference/IRC: IRC158511
Closing Date: 26th January 2025
Salary: £23,868 pa
As a Ranger, you’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in keeping the nation’s beloved countryside and coast in good shape, for wildlife and for people.
What it's like to work here
Reporting to the Area Ranger, you'll be joining a passionate, committed and hardworking Countryside Team responsible for managing a number of highly biodiverse sites in South East Cumbria and around Morecambe bay. Sandscale Haws (known locally as Roanhead) is one of the UK’s most important and diverse sand dune systems and is designated as a SSSI, SAC, NNR and Ramsar site.
The 264ha reserve consists of sand dune and other coastal habitats and is well known for the abundance and diversity of its dune slack habitats. Over 600 plant species, 6 of the 7 native UK amphibians, 350 different species of fungi, and 25% of the UK’s population of natterjack toads are all found on site, making it one of the National Trust’s most biodiverse sites. The area is also incredibly popular with local communities as their beach. The exciting next phase of our plans will set up the reserve to be resilient to increasing visitor pressures and the challenges of climate change, whilst remaining a “green lung” of the local area.
What you'll be doing
You’ll be helping to protect and care for habitats, wildlife, buildings, and machinery. You’ll pass on your knowledge and enthusiasm to encourage others to love this area as much as you do. Whenever and wherever you come across people, you’ll take the time to talk to them and answer their questions, rather than rushing away to the next task.
You’ll make sure that the conservation work and outdoor experiences on the land in your care are of the highest standard. You’ll build relationships in the local community, proudly representing the Trust and letting people know about the work you and the team are doing.
We’d love to hear from you if you’re:
1. practically experienced in conservation work, to protect and improve habitats and landscapes
2. happy to talk to all kinds of people about the work you’re doing, and why it matters
3. hard-working and willing to learn
4. able to work safely, using risk assessments and following guidelines
5. experienced in managing land, access, and conservation, and working outdoors
6. able to use machinery and equipment, with relevant certificates
7. have a full UK driving licence
Apply: IRC158511 - Ranger
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